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Mass. Widow Awarded Workers Comp Death Benefits in Suicide Case

East News • September 17, 2007
The widow of a 50-year-old mechanic who killed himself after being terminated from his job is entitled to receive death benefits under workers compensation, a Massachusetts Appeals Court in ...

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Subject: RE: To: Give Me a Break

Posted On: September 18, 2007, 11:38 am CDT
Posted By: GB
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But just because its casually related doesn't mean it should cost the company, does it ? After thinking about this overnight; my problem with this is twofold. First, I don't know how the company could have done differently or how to prevent the next back injury from leading to the same conclusion. Second I question how far down a chain of events the company is responsible for. If his injury leads to depression and the depression leads to weight gain, and the weight gain leads to heart trouble....would that be an actionable claim as well ? Where does it stop ?

You know the expression "Two wrongs don't make a right" ? This seems to be a case of that. The injury/termination was wrong, but it was wrong of this guy to kill himself. The company could not have forseen that, nor prevented it.
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RE: there all no good death can be beautiful
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there all no good lorraine
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RE: RE: Thanks Betsy Been there
Mar 22, 2008, 7:12 pm
Know the facts!!! Wel lnformed
Dec 17, 2007, 6:24 pm
RE: RE: RE: What a joke Chuck
Sep 24, 2007, 2:19 pm
RE: RE: What a joke Mary B.
Sep 24, 2007, 2:06 pm
RE: What a joke Saints Fan
Sep 24, 2007, 2:00 pm
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Thanks Betsy (negligence) GB
Sep 24, 2007, 11:03 am
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Thanks Betsy (negligence) Karen
Sep 24, 2007, 10:52 am
RE: WC Pays For Work-Related Injuries GB
Sep 24, 2007, 8:52 am
WC Pays For Work-Related Injuries tess
Sep 24, 2007, 8:48 am
RE: RE: RE: RE: What a joke Smitty
Sep 21, 2007, 10:30 am
RE: RE: RE: What a joke GB
Sep 21, 2007, 10:07 am
RE: RE: What a joke Smitty
Sep 21, 2007, 9:59 am
RE: What a joke lastbat
Sep 20, 2007, 8:26 pm
What a joke Mary B.
Sep 20, 2007, 2:51 pm
RE: RE: To: Give Me a Break Smitty
Sep 18, 2007, 11:50 am
RE: To: Give Me a Break GB
Sep 18, 2007, 11:38 am
Give Me a Break..... chuck
Sep 18, 2007, 11:30 am
To: Give Me a Break Smitty
Sep 18, 2007, 11:23 am
chain of events JGD
Sep 18, 2007, 7:06 am
RE: RE: Thinking Outloud... Chuck
Sep 17, 2007, 4:12 pm
RE: Thinking Outloud... clr
Sep 17, 2007, 3:35 pm
Thinking Outloud... Cherie Thomas-Wood
Sep 17, 2007, 3:33 pm
RE: RE: Give me a break Deen
Sep 17, 2007, 3:24 pm
RE: Give me a break RAL
Sep 17, 2007, 3:20 pm
RE: RE: RE: RE: Thanks Betsy (negligence) GB
Sep 17, 2007, 2:46 pm
RE: RE: RE: Thanks Betsy (negligence) CJ
Sep 17, 2007, 2:12 pm
Hmmmmmmm clr
Sep 17, 2007, 1:35 pm
RE: RE: Thanks Betsy GB
Sep 17, 2007, 1:21 pm
RE: Thanks Betsy Mike
Sep 17, 2007, 1:19 pm
Thanks Betsy GB
Sep 17, 2007, 1:11 pm
RE: That's ridiculous !! WCman
Sep 17, 2007, 1:03 pm
Chapter 152: Section 26A - Suicide Betsy
Sep 17, 2007, 1:02 pm
That's ridiculous !! GB
Sep 17, 2007, 10:33 am
Give me a break lastbat
Sep 17, 2007, 10:22 am
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